I was Left Behind

Today was quiet. A birthday party for a lonely filly that her mother put together so she can make some friends. What can go wrong?

Oh, hello. Nice to meet you. My name is Apple Wisp, but my family calls me Wisp or Wispie. I turn 5 years old today. That's right, the birthday party is for me.

My mother, Honey Crisp, works as a technician in an establishment where animatronics roamed and made friends with the children that visited. A magical place where the imaginations of children and grown-ups alike come to life.

Fredbear's Family Diner.

However, something went wrong a few months ago and the place was refurnished and remodeled as the place I'm having my birthday party. The slogan is still the same, just given a new name.

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

I bet you're asking why I seem to be lonely. Well... I'm not like the other ponies in Ponyville. Or Canterlot. Or Cloudsdale. Or even the Griffon Kingdom.

I look like an ordinary Earth Pony at first, but I have a thick, prehensile, leonine tail. My fur is a dark pastel green and my mid-back length mane and tail fluff are a dark rosewood red, nearly brown. My eyes are hazel, nearly green.

And I'm a Blank Flank, but I'm not bothered about it. It just means my talent hasn't been recognised yet.

My mother says I inherited my looks from her brother, my uncle. Haralson Apple.

So, yeah. I'm as strange as a zebra.

Anyway, I'm rambling off a bit. There are other kids at the party. Four. One two fillies and two human boys to be exact.

Humans and ponies have lived in harmony for over millennia. When ponies were quadrupeds with above average human awareness and intelligence. As the years progressed, the ponies evolved alongside the humans and became anthropomorphic, unguligrade ponies. And the humans evolved to adopt the magic of Equestria and separated into elves, angels, nymphs and druids.

Surprise is a Pegasus filly of 9 years old. Her fur coat is white and her wavy mane and tail are yellow with lighter yellow streaks. Her eyes are a violet color. She earned her Cutie of purple party balloons, which indicates her name. She's a skilled flier. Maybe she'll become a member of the Wonderbolts one day.

She wore a yellow t-shirt under a blue tank top and a pair of dark blue 3/4 length pants.

Frederick Robbins is a young human boy of 9 years old. Quite a social lad. Light Caucasian skin. Short brown hair with long bangs and light blue eyes.

He wears a light brown hoodie and a pair of olive cargo shorts. White socks and green sneakers.

A 9-year-old Unicorn filly that went by the name Twilight Mist. Incredible magical abilities. I think she used to attend Celestia's Academy for Gifted Unicorns. Her fur was a pale pink and her mane and tail were white with a purple streak. Her eyes a matching pale violet. Cutie Mark of purple stars.

Twilight wore a light purple sundress with a rainbow-themed friendship bracelet on her left wrist.

And last, but not least, Alexander, or Alex, Sullivan. A very adventurous human boy that shares a lot in common with Foxy. His birthday is a week after mine, so he'll be turning 10. Lightly tanned skin. Natural dark red hair and green eyes.

He wore a striped red and white t-shirt with a blue scarf around his necks. Brown shorts and blue sandals.

Foxy was wondering around the diner, singing his favorite song, entertaining the fillies. The other kids were laughing and singing along with him.

*'Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free,

You are a Pirate!

Yar - har - fiddle-dee-dee,

Being a pirate is alright with me!

Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free,*

You are a Pirate!'

I smiled and patted my knees to the beat of the song. Foxy was always my favorite Animatronic. He's a very sweet character under the pirate theme. Always teaches the kids to share what they've got, a good character to have in the group.

The other animatronics, Freddy Fazbear, Chica and Bonnie were on the stage, playing music.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

I yelped in startle, as I looked over and saw Alex right in front of me with a huge smile on his face.

I calmed down and smiled back, "Thanks."

He chuckled, "I scared you, didn't I? Hehe."

I just remained silent and let him smile at me. He looked around and saw the other kids. Then he asked, "Am I the last guest?"

I shrugged, "Pretty much."

He sighed and sat next to me, "Knew it." He scratched the back of his neck and explained, "My mom was on her phone all the time so I'm late, as always..."

I waved my hand, "It's not a big deal."

"I'm sorry, though." He apologised either way.

I gave him a small smile. Then we looked around and saw the entire dining area was empty.

"Where are the others?" Alex asked.

"I think they're playing with Freddy and the others on the stage." I shrugged.

He looked at me and I pointed at the front stage. I was right. Surprise and Frederick were chatting with Chica. And Twilight Mist was learning how to play guitar with Bonnie.

Alex's smiled, then something hit him, "Oh wait." He stood up and looked at me with stars in his eyes, "I have to see Foxy. I brought an eyepatch." He started digging through his pockets, "Where is it?" Then he wondered off.

Once I was alone again, Freddy walked over to me.

"H-hey, Birthday Girl." He greeted with a smile, then asked, "What are you doing here on your own?"

My head sank into my shoulders, "Just enjoying the pizza."

Freddy shook his head, "Nonsense. Being the Birthday Girl, Chica, Bonnie and I have a special treat for you. You get to sing with us on stage."

My eyes widen and my face went red, "No. No, no, no, no. I can't sing."

Freddy took hold of my hand, "Your mother tells us you have a wonderful singing voice. No need to be shy."

With that, he got me out of the booth and made me follow him to the stage. Once there, he let go of my hand and walked over to Chica and Bonnie. Whispering something I couldn't make out. Chica and Bonnie nodded. Bonnie grabbed his guitar and Chica stood next to me.

Freddy grabbed his mic and spoke into it, "Hey, everypony. Hope your enjoying the delicious pizza and wonderful adventures. To celebrate the fifth birthday of Apple Wisp, we're gonna let her sing one of her songs on stage."

The other kids, Foxy, Bonnie and Chica clapped their hands. Freddy gave me his mic. Butterflies crawled and fluttered in my stomach and my knees started shaking.

I closed my eyes and took a breath to calm my nerves. I looked at the diner again and everything just fell into place.

I brought the mic to my mouth, "Thank you everypony for coming. This song is for a special boy, who lost his life some time ago."

Bonnie switched on the cassette player and it started playing a steady piano tune of four beats.

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Once the music was finished, there was silence. Then clapping. Everypony in the diner, including the animatronics, turned and saw a tall golden-yellow Bonnie animatronic clapping its five-fingered hands with a smile.

Its eyes were a light green. A purple bow tie around its neck with two buttons underneath. And it had some feminine charm to it. I recognised the Golden Bonnie. My mother told me that Fredbear had a partner on the stage with him. She was meant to be Bonnie's female counterpart.

Spring Bonnie.

Freddy smiled and pointed, "Hey, kids. Look who's back from her vacation. Spring Bonnie." Then he encouraged, "I bet she missed us. Let's go say hi."

The other kids cheered and ran toward her. Spring Bonnie was welcoming and sweet with them. Like a fun big sister. But something felt wrong. Horribly wrong. Like the entire room went cold and dead.

'Don't trust the Golden Rabbit...'

I slowly backed up to hide behind Freddy, but Alex grabbed my hand, "Come on, Wisp. Let's say hi to Spring Bonnie."

I removed my hand, "I don't know. Something feels off about Spring Bonnie. I don't like it."

Alex scoffed, "Hearing voices in your head? Don't be paranoid. What's the worse that can happen?"

He took a firmer grip on my hand and dragged me toward the golden rabbit. Spring Bonnie was smiling and having fun with the other kids.

"We missed you, Spring Bonnie." Surprise said with a large smile on her face.

"It's so good to see you kids again." Spring Bonnie said with glee. I folded my arms and raised an eyebrow. She had a male tone under her voice. Then she spoke up, "Hey, I have a good idea. Since you kids were so good today, I have a special treat for yah."

"Really? What is it?" Twilight Mist asked.

Spring Bonnie giggled, "I can't tell you. It's a surprise. If you fillies follow me, I'll show you."

The other kids smiled and followed Spring Bonnie down the room. Alex grabbed hold of my hand and forced me to follow. As we walked passed the Prize Corner, I looked over and saw Marionette peeping out of his box. He had a look on his masked face. He shook his head at me.

'Run...'

The other kids and I followed Spring Bonnie into a dark and quiet room. All that was inside were spare parts and wires for the animatronics. Spring Bonnie closed the door and locked it. I kept my guard up.

"Where's the surprise, Spring Bonnie?" Frederick asked the smiling Springlock Animatronic.

Spring Bonnie turned to us with something in her hand. I narrowed my eyes at it. It was sharp and pointed. Like a...

Spring Bonnie smiled darkly, "You are the surprise. The end of your lives."

I gasped at the dark tone. Spring Bonnie removed her head and it was revealed to be a skinny adult human man with very pale Caucasian skin, strange, glass-like, light purple eyes and glossy black hair behind the mask. He wore the night guard uniform of a purple collared shirt with a black tie, black pants and black shoes.

Dave Miller. The security guard that was hired recently.

The other kids got scared.

I narrowed my eyes at the creepy smiling man. I recognized him in seconds. 'Dave Miller was just an alias. My mother works for this man. He created the animatronics of Fredbear's Entertainment. Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Bonnie... Even Fredbear and Spring Bonnie.

Mr. William Afton!

"Mr. Security Guard, why?" Surprise asked in a scared tone, and tears in her eyes.

"Why not?" Mr. Afton asked, as his removed the rest of Spring Bonnie and set her down near the door.

I looked at his weapon. A memory hit me. My eyes widen in shock, as anger burned an inferno in my heart. Lance... One of my mother's friends' youngest son. Died a few months ago due to an unexplained accident. I couldn't believe this!

"You.... You... You killed Lance!" I shouted, my hands balling into fists of rage.

Mr. Afton smirked, "Smart girl. I knew you'd figure it out. Too bad you found out too late."

"You monster! The police will put you behind bars for this!" I yelled in anger.

Mr. Afton chuckled, "Who will believe a dead girl?"

I charged toward him and pushed him toward the nearest wall. The collision forced Mr. Afton to drop the keys. I looked at the floor and an idea hit.

"Alex, take the keys and get everypony out of here!" I told Alex.

Alex looked at me, "What about you?"

"I'll hold him off as much as I can." I answered, then shouted, "NOW GO!"

Alex nodded and grabbed the keys. He unlocked the door and opened it. He looked at the scared kids, "Come on. You heard the Birthday Girl. Let's go."

The other kids looked at Alex and ran out of the door.

Mr. Afton watched the kids run, "NO!"

I kneed him in the stomach and monkey-flipped him across the room. Mr. Afton got back to his foot and tried to run for the door. I closed it.

"You want the other kids, you'll have to go through me." I told him, taking a stance. It's a good think I learned some self-defence a few months ago.

Mr. Afton looked at the door, then glared at me, "You'll pay for this, brat."

I gave him a 'Come-at-me' hand motion. Mr. Afton charged at me and tried to attack me. I dodged and blocked most of his attacks. However, he was able to out-maneuver me and whacked me in the head, with a spare arm.

Mr. Afton stepped on my back and forced me down, "You're a stubborn one, aren't you?"

I smiled, "I get that from my father."

Angry, Mr. Afton kicked me to my side. Very hard. I think he might have broken some ribs. I was barely able to hear and see. But, I closed my eyes and braced myself.

After a while of beating me to a pulp, Mr. Afton stopped. I looked at him and he smiled, "You know, for a 5-year-old filly, you've been quite fun to kill. If only the rest of the kids were like you." Then his smile fell and drew the large knife with his other hand, "Now, it's time to finally finish you off."

Behind him, I noticed Spring Bonnie's fingers flinch and she looked at me with sad eyes. My eyes widen. These animatronics are alive?

I gave her a small smile and reached my hand to her. Suddenly, I felt everything go cold. Warm blood formed a puddle around me, and I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.

This was it.

The last thing I heard was the Mr. Afton laughing and the other fillies screaming. I tried my best to save everypony. My best wasn't enough.